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Jun 12, 2012

Recently there have been a number of media stories regarding the state of the Potomac River. To help place this information in the proper context it’s important to know that Potomac River water quality has improved dramatically during the past 40 years and our region is investing heavily to assure continued improvement. Once called a “national disgrace” by President Lyndon Johnson in 1966 the river is now recognized as a national success story.

Jun 11, 2012

Getting to any one of the Washington region's three major airports by car took longer in 2011 than it did in 2003 for travelers in many parts of the region, according to the results of a study recently released by the Transportation Planning Board. From most of the residential or commercial centers that the TPB studied, one-way travel times to the airport by highway during the evening rush hour went up, in one case nearly doubling.

Jun 4, 2012

New information gathered from in-depth surveys of household travel behavior in ten strategically chosen areas around the Washington region will help planners and officials better understand neighborhood-level travel patterns and aid in assessing the impacts of major transportation improvements in the region.

Jun 4, 2012

COG Transportation Planning Director discussed regional trends as well as data from recent household travel surveys.

May 31, 2012

This month metro Washington joins the rest of the country in graduating thousands of students with degrees in higher education which plays an integral role in helping the region’s economy thrive. ​

May 28, 2012

In-depth surveys of household travel behavior conducted by the Transportation Planning Board in ten strategically-chosen areas around the Washington region will help planners and local officials better understand neighborhood-level travel patterns in ways that no other existing survey can. The results will inform efforts by local jurisdictions to plan for future growth and to identify strategies for meeting future transportation needs.

May 22, 2012

The annual count of the region’s homeless population found that a significant percentage of the 11830 homeless persons in metro Washington are employed.

May 21, 2012

The elected officials and transportation agency representatives who sit on the Transportation Planning Board agree: designing, building, and operating streets that enable safe access for all users and potential users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, and transit riders of diverse ages and abilities, should be a goal of every local jurisdiction and transportation agency in the Washington region.

May 21, 2012

COG hosted a workshop on planning for the local impacts of climate change on May 21. It focused on water, land use, and transportation planning implications of potential changes in precipitation patterns, sea level rise, flooding, and water quality in metropolitan Washington.

May 18, 2012

Commuters swapped gas pedals for bike pedals in the metropolitan Washington region today, as 12,700 cycled to work for the annual Bike to Work Day event. More people than ever before participated in this year’s event which promotes bicycling as a healthy, low cost commute alternative.